1) what they call a political trial being different to an ordinary trial, of which all their institutions accepted the process and the result
2) he did get a chance to defend before the Cámara Alta; it was the extension requested by UNASUR that was denied by Congress, with good cause.

Quico, really, your take away from that exposé is the writing style? Please.

He is a very good writer, telling the truth, no more and no less. It should be posted on every wall on every main square of our continent, to show that another world and another way of doing things is possible.

And if somebody points out that it was too speedy, well, such procedures can be speedy as long as the impeached party is afforded their say in a court of law afterwards. It’s as it should be. The President should depend on keeping a minimum of confidence in Congress and the rest of institutions as to his/her ability and integrity.

But Mercosur has already shown it’s face to the world, and it’s no prettier than the old picture they painted of imperialism and backroom dealings in smoky rooms by diplomats and oligarchs, only with new, “leftist” faces.

This is not the first time that Paraguay has found itself in opposition to Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay. Paraguay lost an estimated 60-95% of its population in the War of the Triple Alliance against those 3 countries.

I missed this post the first time around, and only came across it because of the (random) comment immmediately above, but I believe I have the answer.

The countries which rejected Paraguay all have an experience with dictators who enjoy the broad support of the “institutions,” usually because they either replaced them/their leaders or cowed them into submission. In other words, the MERCOSUR countries looked at Paraguay and assumed it was just like them. Times change, people, at least for part of the world.